St Patrick’s College Principals & Rectors

Patrick Foy Esq. 1850 - 1858 Ist Principal of the College
Rev. Bro. John Joseph Brown OMI 1859 - 1861 Date of Death - 29 March 1885
Rev. Bro. Patrick Joseph Conway OMI 1862 - 1870 Date of Death - 22 February 1870
Rev. Bro. Michael A. Murphy OMI 1870 Date of Death - 19 January 1887
Rev. Bro. ( Fr.) Patrick O Flanagan OMI 1870 - 1874 ---
T.W. Mc Mahan Esq 1874 - 1875
Rev. Fr. Patrick O Flanagan OMI 1875 - 1880 Date of Death - 28 January 1889
Rev. Bro. (Fr.) J.A.R. Smyth(e) OMI 1880 - 1883 Date of Death - 4 May 1888 ***
Rev. Fr. Charles H. Lytton OMI 1883 - 1885 Date of Death - 3 December 1924
Rev. Fr. Jules Collin OMI 1885 - 1888 ---
Rev. Fr. M. Dubreuil OMI 1888 - 1889 Date of Death - 25 November 1912
Rev. Fr. Patrick Dunne OMI 1889 - 1901 Date of Death - 17 October 1922
Rev. Fr. Jules Collin OMI 1901 - 1902 Date of Death - 9 August 1927
Rev. Fr. Charles A. Beaud OMI 1902 - 1905 Date of Death - 28 December 1931
Rev. Fr. Charles S. Matthews OMI 1905 - 1921 ---
Rev. Fr. John A. Guyomar OMI
1921 - 1924 March 9, 1924 - Consecrated as the Bishop of Jaffna Date of Death - 27 February 1956
Rev. Fr. Charles S. Matthews OMI 1924 - 1936 Date of Death - 1 November 1969 ***
Rev. Fr. Timothy M.F. Long OMI 1936 - 1954 Date of Death - 30 April 1961 ***
Rev. Fr. S.N. Arulnesan OMI 1954 - 1960 Date of Death - 3 February 2006
Rev. Fr. P.J. Jeevaratnam OMI 1960 - 1966 Date of Death - 14 March 1985 ***
Rev. Fr. T.A.J. Mathuranayagam 1966 - 1976 Date of Death - 27 July 2010 ***
Rev. Fr. John A. Francis OMI 1976 - 1979 Date of Death - 29 January 2002 ***
Rev. Fr. G.A. Michael (Francis) Joseph 1979 - 1992 Date of Death - Not Known (Last seen in 2009)
Rev. Fr. Alphonsus I. Bernard 1992 - 2002
Rev. Fr. Dr. Justin Gnanapragasam 2002 - 2007 Nov 28, 2015 - Consecrated as the Bishop of Jaffna
Rev. Fr. Jero Selvanayagam 2008 - 2018
Rev. Fr. Anton P. Thirumahan 2018 -